🪷 Hora · Dvārakā · 2026-01-11

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day07:35 – 08:30सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
2Day08:30 – 09:24शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
3Day09:24 – 10:19बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
4Day10:19 – 11:13चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
5Day11:13 – 12:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
6Day12:07 – 13:02गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
7Day13:02 – 13:56मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
8Day13:56 – 14:51सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
9Day14:51 – 15:45शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
10Day15:45 – 16:40बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
11Day16:40 – 17:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
12Day17:34 – 18:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
13Night18:28 – 19:34गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
14Night19:34 – 20:40मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
15Night20:40 – 21:45सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
16Night21:45 – 22:51शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
17Night22:51 – 23:56बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
18Night23:56 – 01:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
19Night01:02 – 02:07शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
20Night02:07 – 03:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
21Night03:13 – 04:19मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
22Night04:19 – 05:24सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
23Night05:24 – 06:30शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
24Night06:30 – 07:35बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga

Sunrise: 07:35 · Sunset: 18:28 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Dvārakā · BPHS Reference